by our College Data Analytics TeamThe main focus area for this major is General Human Services. For more details on this concentration, visit its profile page.
Human Services is a major offered under the public administration and social service program of study at Southern New Hampshire University. We’ve pulled together some essential information you should know about the bachelor’s degree program in human services, including how many students graduate each year, the ethnic diversity of these students, whether or not the degree is offered online, and more.
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In order to help students and their parents find the best school for them, we have created several different types of college rankings, which are updated yearly. The bachelor's program at SNHU was ranked #29 on College Factual's Best Schools for human services list. It is also ranked #1 in New Hampshire.
Here are some of the other rankings for SNHU.
Part-time undergraduates at SNHU paid an average of $320 per credit hour in 2019-2020. This tuition was the same for both in-state and out-of-state students. The following table shows the average full-time tuition and fees for undergraduates.
| In State | Out of State | |
|---|---|---|
| Tuition | $9,600 | $9,600 |
| Fees | $50 | $50 |
| Books and Supplies | $1,500 | $1,500 |
| On Campus Room and Board | $12,800 | $12,800 |
| On Campus Other Expenses | $6,824 | $6,824 |
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One way to think about how much a school will cost is to look at how much in student loans that you have to take out to get your degree. Human Services students who received their bachelor’s degree at SNHU took out an average of $34,709 in student loans. That is 11% higher than the national average of $31,203.
human services who receive their bachelor’s degree from SNHU make an average of $34,847 a year during the early days of their career. That is 14% higher than the national average of $30,682.
Looking for online learning options? Good news, you can take online classes in the human services bachelor’s degree program at SNHU. To see if the school offers distance learning options in other areas, visit the SNHU Online Learning page.
About 89.0% of the students who received their Bachelor’s in human services in 2019-2020 were women. This is higher than the nationwide number of 86.6%.
Racial-ethnic minority graduates* made up 32.6% of the human services bachelor’s degrees at SNHU in 2019-2020. This is lower than the nationwide number of 49%.
| Race/Ethnicity | Number of Students |
|---|---|
| Asian | 6 |
| Black or African American | 57 |
| Hispanic or Latino | 35 |
| Native American or Alaska Native | 2 |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 0 |
| White | 211 |
| International Students | 0 |
| Other Races/Ethnicities | 17 |
Human Services students may decide to major in one of the following focus areas.
| Focus Area | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| General Human Services | 328 |
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| Related Major | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Public Administration | 42 |
*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.
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